HOW TO UPDATE FIRMWARE
RESPIMATIC 100
STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE
Windows LaptopUSB Cable Respimatic 100
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
One end with micro-USB
connector
FIRMWARE UPDATE OVERVIEW
Download
Arduino
Builder
Install
Arduino
Builder
Install
Respimatic
Firmware
Release
Download
Respimatic
Firmware
Release
Each Firmware release has 2 files –one for each
controller in the Respimatic 100 system
Respimatic100.ino.mega.hex Dashboard.ino.nodemcu.bin
Needs to be done only once
DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER
DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER
STEP 1
Click on
“Update System Firmware”
Open URL https://www.respimatic.com
in your browser
Click on
“One-time Download
Arduino Builder”
DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER
STEP 2
Read and Dismiss the information
popup
Depending upon your settings, a new
tab may open in your browser. Delete
that tab after download is complete
The .exe is downloaded to your
Downloads folder
DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER
STEP 3
INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER
INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER
STEP 1
Your laptop’s anti-virus software will
sanitize the file automatically
You will need admin privileges on your
laptop to execute this file
Double Click on the .exe file to execute
it
Find the downloaded .exe file (in your
Downloads folder)
INSTALL ARDUINO
BUILDER STEP 2
Click on “Next”
The Arduino Builder installer will
guide you step-by-step
INSTALL ARDUINO
BUILDER STEP 3
Click on “Install”
INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER
STEP 4
Click on “Finish”
INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER
STEP 5
You can now delete the .exe file in
your Downloads folder
Arduino Builder is installed!
DOWNLOAD A FIRMWARE RELEASE
DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 1
Click on
“Update System Firmware”
Open URL
https://www.respimatic.com in
your browser
Click on the download icon button
next to the release you wish to
download (1.0.1 in this example)
DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 2
Read and Dismiss the information
popup
A .zip is downloaded to your
Downloads folder
DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 3
Click on the “Extract All”
button
Double click on the
downloaded .zip file to open it
DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 4
Release is now downloaded and ready
to be uploaded to the Respimatic
system
It should show two files within it
Dashboard.ino.nodemcu.bin Respimatic100.ino.mega.hex
A folder with the same name as the
release tag will be created
DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 5
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 1
Search for “Arduino Builder”
on the laptop
Click on
“Freematics Arduino Builder”
in the search window
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 2
Arduino Builder app
window will open
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 3
Connect laptop’s USB port to the micro-USB port
labelled “Controller” on the back of the control
panel of the Respimatic system
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 4
Check “Verify” box
Select “Arduino Mega 2560/ADK”
from the dropdown menu in the
“Target” field
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 5
Select
Respimatic.ino.mega.hex from
the extracted release folder
Click “Load Sketch/Binary”
button on the Arduino Builder
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 6
It refreshes the list of COM ports
that the Respimatic system could
be connected to
Check “Refresh” button on the
Arduino Builder
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 7
Now we need to follow a similar
procedure for the other file in the
release.
Arduino Builder will now install the
selected file on the Respimatic system
Click the correct COM port i.e. the laptop
port that the Respimatic system is
connected to (in this example it is COM3)
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 8
Connect laptop’s USB port to the micro-USB port
labelled “Wi-Fi” on the back of the control panel
of the Respimatic system
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 9
Check “Verify” box
Select “NodeMCU (ESP8266)”
from the dropdown menu in the
“Target” field
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 10
Select Dashboard.ino.nodemcu.bin
from the extracted folder from the
downloaded release
Click “Load Sketch/Binary” button
on the Arduino Builder
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 11
Arduino Builder will now install the
selected file on the Respimatic system
Click the correct COM port i.e. the laptop
port that the Respimatic system is
connected to (in this example it is COM3)
INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE
STEP 12
DONE
